Bobby Rush: “Mr. Rush. Mr. Secretary, you have done such a remarkable job during your tenure in establishing the Minorities in Energy…”

I certainly want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. This has been a very, very informative hearing, and I thank you for it.

During the hearing, I asked what I thought was a straightforward question: what policies would our expert panel made up of commodity group witnesses recommend to rectify both the historic and current discrimination too often faced by…

Discrimination and prejudice absolutely should not be tolerated in any government program, any organization, or any individual.

I am absolutely committed to the idea, and the potential, of trying to create a unity of will, a unity of spirit, and a unity of understanding, in terms of the whole cooperative sector of our society.